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so they should spend more time in washington and less time raising money. people we will say, oh, but that is going to hurt them in the next election. well, what we say is that politicians to enter politics just to be stand on principle. very few people think politicians -- attracted to politics because there were the responsible people. there were attracted to politics because they want to govern, so it takes lead. takes relationships. we have this phrase which is familiarity leads attempts. it is no accident, that ted kennedy and orrin hatch crafted compromises. there were both strong partisans, but they had the spirit of compromise. then makes the mind set. that is our main description to five prescription for compromise >> but if you consider hatched he was pretty well fed by the tea party with a primary and potentially being ousted from office because of some of this compromise is. >> true. and we don't -- compromise is difficult. governing has become more and more difficult. however, if politicians, what do we remember warren has for? we robber and fo
so they should spend more time in washington and less time raising money. people we will say, oh, but that is going to hurt them in the next election. well, what we say is that politicians to enter politics just to be stand on principle. very few people think politicians -- attracted to politics because there were the responsible people. there were attracted to politics because they want to govern, so it takes lead. takes relationships. we have this phrase which is familiarity leads attempts....
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lessons he learned about trust and his father senior 1930 through 1950 had a quotation from george washington hanging in a frame behind his desk in a letter he wrote to his officers at the time it said do not suffer your good nature to say yes and you ought to say no. remember it is not a private cause to be injured urban if it did buy your car is" he has said no ever since. paul volcker is known today by the volcker rule but he earned trust synonymous with his name by standing up to political trip pressure with inflation that almost destroyed the american financial system. he blames his mother like the rest of us i say he has to stand in line. he was upset because she refused to give him an increase in his allowance at the end of world war ii he was looking at the inflation and of world war ii but the real reason he is obsessed because it is with the honor of government service. he believes inflation undermines trust in government that the government will not abuse the rights as citizens to print money. this is the most overlooked but fundamental item for the evil of inflation. trust brings
lessons he learned about trust and his father senior 1930 through 1950 had a quotation from george washington hanging in a frame behind his desk in a letter he wrote to his officers at the time it said do not suffer your good nature to say yes and you ought to say no. remember it is not a private cause to be injured urban if it did buy your car is" he has said no ever since. paul volcker is known today by the volcker rule but he earned trust synonymous with his name by standing up to...
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one of which in washington is almost been totally discredited because they really haven't included a broad swath of the opposition, broad enough that would have legitimacy with the opposition back in syria itself. but there are some attempts and people are thinking about these things-perhaps because of what happened in iraq in 2003. >> wonderful. one more. yes, please. >> what this likelihood that the regime will use chemical weapons and what should we or could we do if they do? >> good question. that's one of the questions that no one has an answer, understand what circumstances would the regime use chemical weapons. i suspect they don't want to use them because that would galvanize the exact international response they're trying to avoid. the don't want this type of mass blood-letting that will compel the international community to intervene much more assertively than it has. so i don't think they're going to use chemical weapons. the fear is, though, if the regime -- if the opposition gains the upper hand, if the regime is on its last legs will they want to go down in flames or wi
one of which in washington is almost been totally discredited because they really haven't included a broad swath of the opposition, broad enough that would have legitimacy with the opposition back in syria itself. but there are some attempts and people are thinking about these things-perhaps because of what happened in iraq in 2003. >> wonderful. one more. yes, please. >> what this likelihood that the regime will use chemical weapons and what should we or could we do if they do?...
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in washington, in washington, washington had about 40,000 people then as a city, 12,000 of them were black. the majority of the black people in washington, actually, in 1830 were free, were not slaves. out of the 12,000 black people, slightly more than half were free. >> what led to washington, d.c.'s first race riots in 1835? what part did francis scott key play? recount the almost forgotten chapter in american history in "snowstorm in august," part of four days of nonfiction books and authors on new year's day's booktv. up next, "after words" with the georgetown professor of history. this week, they discuss the untold history of the united states, a companion book to the documentary series. le it, they argue that u.s.
in washington, in washington, washington had about 40,000 people then as a city, 12,000 of them were black. the majority of the black people in washington, actually, in 1830 were free, were not slaves. out of the 12,000 black people, slightly more than half were free. >> what led to washington, d.c.'s first race riots in 1835? what part did francis scott key play? recount the almost forgotten chapter in american history in "snowstorm in august," part of four days of nonfiction...
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. >> now joining us on booktv is an old washington hand and that is ambassador stuart eisenstadt. he is also author. ambassador eisenstadt, wiry writing a book about the future of the jewish. >> we survived 3000 years of calamities culminating in a holocaust of her own time and yet we have survived and thrived and continued to societies, even those that didn't want us. now we have a whole new set of 21st century challenges and the question is, having survived this terrible times, can we now survive prosperity, success and integration. a look at this from two perspectives. i look at the global forces that affect america, american jews and israel, everything for the shift of power from the united states and the west to china and the east, the powers of globalization of the digital era about how to deal with the 1.6 million muslims in the world come across to the iranian nuclear power. and i also like an internal press, low birthrates, assimilation and whether we can in effect succeeded at a time that we are more successful than matter and integrated into a society. it is a new pheno
. >> now joining us on booktv is an old washington hand and that is ambassador stuart eisenstadt. he is also author. ambassador eisenstadt, wiry writing a book about the future of the jewish. >> we survived 3000 years of calamities culminating in a holocaust of her own time and yet we have survived and thrived and continued to societies, even those that didn't want us. now we have a whole new set of 21st century challenges and the question is, having survived this terrible times,...
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the premise of that first book. >> the first book was the tea party goes to washington. it was about the tea party movement. i think it was an extraordinary movement, probably the biggest movement to happen in politics and our country in 40 years. a lot of people were showing up. hundreds of thousands of people showed up rallies, and it transformed the way we think about things in the sense that people began to question whether or not long that was passed by washington, obamacare as one
the premise of that first book. >> the first book was the tea party goes to washington. it was about the tea party movement. i think it was an extraordinary movement, probably the biggest movement to happen in politics and our country in 40 years. a lot of people were showing up. hundreds of thousands of people showed up rallies, and it transformed the way we think about things in the sense that people began to question whether or not long that was passed by washington, obamacare as one
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washington was in town all the time, lafayette, phillip schuyler, one of the generals of the revolution, lived in albany, and so on. benjamin franklin and so on and so on and so on in the history of those years. and then in the early 19th century albany became the terminus of the erie canal. the way west. we'd always been a crossroads. we were the end of the river. henry hudson came up the river in 1607. he couldn't go any further than these rocky-bottomed shallows, and it was -- what was, where he dropped anchor turned out to be albany eventually. albany is like all of the great eastern cities in its formations. all of the european immigration, the dutch first and then the english and then the germans and then the irish, they came in fantastic numbers into new york, philadelphia, boston and so on and albany. banalny had so much -- albany had so many irish that they couldn't handle it during the famine. they closed our borders and would not let any more people come in, there were so many people coming into our city. eventually, the irish became dominant in the 19th century in numbers. i
washington was in town all the time, lafayette, phillip schuyler, one of the generals of the revolution, lived in albany, and so on. benjamin franklin and so on and so on and so on in the history of those years. and then in the early 19th century albany became the terminus of the erie canal. the way west. we'd always been a crossroads. we were the end of the river. henry hudson came up the river in 1607. he couldn't go any further than these rocky-bottomed shallows, and it was -- what was,...
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have the second most popular guy in washington, d.c. robert griffin continues to and notoriety, locally and internationally. keeps saying and doing right things. with the reagans on sunday, wither monster game playoff implications. to talk about is the game. rgiii as the third highest passing rating and a week. he is behind reggie bush addressing. 7 yards to carry. all the experts continue to describe what to be a, rgiii wants to quarterback. to be the best quarterback to play the game. that is the approach i tend toward it. something i can fight. hear me push it that much. show it on the field. >> the raven's coming to town chance to clinch a playoffs. there are 15-0 after a loss, the longest streak in the nfl. >> there is a way you take a loss. taken theays approach, what are you going to do? worse from it? we have been that kind of team. we have always found a way to bounce back. carry it over to following week and that is want to do. do not >> trying to keep the redskins the cliff.over could be the most popular right now. could be t
have the second most popular guy in washington, d.c. robert griffin continues to and notoriety, locally and internationally. keeps saying and doing right things. with the reagans on sunday, wither monster game playoff implications. to talk about is the game. rgiii as the third highest passing rating and a week. he is behind reggie bush addressing. 7 yards to carry. all the experts continue to describe what to be a, rgiii wants to quarterback. to be the best quarterback to play the game. that is...
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from washington journal, this is a little more than an hour. >> we are back. our conversation continues. gordon adams is the white house associate budget director for national security served from 1993 to 1997, and vice president of lexington institute here to give their perspective on sequestration and the impact on the pentagon. let's begin. what affect would this have, with immediate effect with the sequestration have on the pentagon? >> many of the contracts we already have for the major weapons in the 46 new tanker to be broken because of the change in money. what have to be very minimum renegotiated, but because of the reduced it's not clear how they would renegotiate or whether they could in fact be reestablished. second, you are going to have a slowdown in the existing. its renegotiated because the amount of money going through is the previous guest indicated this grant be less. third, you are going to have additional problems with respect to operations and maintenance accounts with it is the flying hours available to the trained pilots to do something
from washington journal, this is a little more than an hour. >> we are back. our conversation continues. gordon adams is the white house associate budget director for national security served from 1993 to 1997, and vice president of lexington institute here to give their perspective on sequestration and the impact on the pentagon. let's begin. what affect would this have, with immediate effect with the sequestration have on the pentagon? >> many of the contracts we already have for...
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in washington -- washington had 30 thousands people then as a city. 12,000 were black. the majority of the people in 1830 were free, were not slaves out of the 12,000 people, slightly more than half were free. >> what led to washington, d.c.'s first race riots in 1835? what part did francis scott key play? jefferson recounts this almost forgotten chapter in history in "snowstorm in august" on c-span2's booktv.org. >> we don't know whether franklin roosevelt heard about forest greenberg's unprecedented call for health care as a right because even though he had endorsed the conference, he chose that time to go on vacation. frksz dr was actually on a cruise. it was probably a well-deserved vacation. three years earlier, he refused to include medical coverage because he didn't want to antagonize the american medical profession. he did send a message of support to the health department corchtion, but not long afterwards, the outbreak of world war ii forced the president's attention elsewhere. fives year later, january 11, 1944 in the state of the union address, roosevelt spo
in washington -- washington had 30 thousands people then as a city. 12,000 were black. the majority of the people in 1830 were free, were not slaves out of the 12,000 people, slightly more than half were free. >> what led to washington, d.c.'s first race riots in 1835? what part did francis scott key play? jefferson recounts this almost forgotten chapter in history in "snowstorm in august" on c-span2's booktv.org. >> we don't know whether franklin roosevelt heard about...
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i do not think if you ran research in the streets of tel aviv or washington you would find a lot of people who know who rousseau and voltaire are. if we want to wait until the palestinians know who they are, it is going to be a while. so let's put that aside for a second. the $10,000bout gdp. i think it is a lofty idea and a very good idea. let's assume that today the palestinians have $10,000 gdp. then what? >> again, in a moment, it is very easy to incite violence, to recruit terrorists when people are in a poor situation, a bad situation. today, with unemployment about 20% -- >> but he is giving you a hypothetical. >> i think is something we can achieve, $10,000. after this moment, the people will be ready because they have more to lose. today, many terrorists understand this is a way to feed their families, to get money from a radical, international movement, radical regimes. for them it as a way to feed their families. if they had more to lose, i think it will be completely different reality. i see for example in the balkan region what happens. remember, the about the region during th
i do not think if you ran research in the streets of tel aviv or washington you would find a lot of people who know who rousseau and voltaire are. if we want to wait until the palestinians know who they are, it is going to be a while. so let's put that aside for a second. the $10,000bout gdp. i think it is a lofty idea and a very good idea. let's assume that today the palestinians have $10,000 gdp. then what? >> again, in a moment, it is very easy to incite violence, to recruit terrorists...
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i have been keeping my own money and nice list for washington. visiting towns like this. >> president obama got his wish rather than negotiating with republicans he was simmering them back on the campaign trail at a factory in pennsylvania that makes angry birds toys. >> it's not acceptable to me, and i don't think it's acceptable to you for and full of repulicans in congress told middle-class tax cuts hostage simply because they don't want tax rates on upper income folks to go up. >> within minutes the speaker fired back that the talks are now on life support. >> there is a stalemate. let's not kid ourselves. >> replan the president for sending treasury secretary to capitol hill with a proposal that led senate republican leader to literally burst out laughing. >> the white house took three weeks to respond with any kind of a proposal. much to my disappointment it was not a serious one. >> the president campaigns on $800 -- 800 billion in tax increases by ending the bush tax cuts for the wealthy, but is now proposing. adding tax hikes on dividend
i have been keeping my own money and nice list for washington. visiting towns like this. >> president obama got his wish rather than negotiating with republicans he was simmering them back on the campaign trail at a factory in pennsylvania that makes angry birds toys. >> it's not acceptable to me, and i don't think it's acceptable to you for and full of repulicans in congress told middle-class tax cuts hostage simply because they don't want tax rates on upper income folks to go up....
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i could never get the "washington post" to print this point, but robert byrd when he was majority leader exercise the nuclear option four times. it goes back to the beginning of the senate whereby you set binding precedent in the senate by simple majority rules. furthermore, it was being used admittedly extraordinary, one that i think out to be used in very rare occasion, only for extenuating circumstances was done not to up in the tradition but to restore it. prior to 2003 derrick never been a judge, avril edition nominee denied confirmation deeply filibuster. never, never, never never. beginning with -- i think ultimately five judges who have the majority support, push judges who were all denied confirmation deeply filibuster though they had majority support. prior to that it'd never happen. so we are trying to restore the what it always been. you can argue that ought to be a majority. that had not been the standard pride 2003. on your question of time, you're right. biggest vulnerability is time. everything takes so long. i remember when it came to the house and i came over to the sen
i could never get the "washington post" to print this point, but robert byrd when he was majority leader exercise the nuclear option four times. it goes back to the beginning of the senate whereby you set binding precedent in the senate by simple majority rules. furthermore, it was being used admittedly extraordinary, one that i think out to be used in very rare occasion, only for extenuating circumstances was done not to up in the tradition but to restore it. prior to 2003 derrick...
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. >> the commander in chief is in charge but he is thousands of miles away in washington, dc. >> but it could work when the army commander and the naval commander of a particular operation cooperated with each other, and that became true with the commander of the western flotilla... ... in 1862 they were at odds worrying about grant getting too much credit. give a sense of the state of the navy in terms of ships and men as 1861 to 1862. things were changing dramatically in terms of enlistment. >> one of the things about the civil war and it's particularly true of the navy is it six kind of on a technological point in american history things had been changing for some time. the power comes in and the railroads already expanding across the continent but the application of the large-scale warfare in the civil war is one of the first cases where we see that. now the land war probably arguably at least is the most immediate impact was the shoulder muskett which dramatically extended their range the soldiers could fight and at sea there are a number of similarly important technological cha
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. >>> washington still not seeing eye to eye ton a deal to avoid the fiscal cliff. they believe president obama will take the hikes. >> i am confident republicans would not old middle class taxes hostage to true to protect individuals. >>> the administration looking to raise taxes on those more well off than others. while they want mow am al-jazeera and this one as they try to tfly to africa to join a terrorist group. they plan to vote wage violent jihad there. he is the former roommate of the leader of the ter rits group in some mill yaw who was recently added to the fbi most wanted terrorist list. president obama making a big announcement. the united states will recognize syrian rebels as representties of that country. >> we have made a decision the syrian opposition coalition is representative enough of the syrian population but consider them representatives of assyrian people in opposition to the regime. >> the u.s. providing weapons to the rebels there. 40,000 people in the country have been killed. >> albert king rushed donna summer public enemy hart and randy
. >>> washington still not seeing eye to eye ton a deal to avoid the fiscal cliff. they believe president obama will take the hikes. >> i am confident republicans would not old middle class taxes hostage to true to protect individuals. >>> the administration looking to raise taxes on those more well off than others. while they want mow am al-jazeera and this one as they try to tfly to africa to join a terrorist group. they plan to vote wage violent jihad there. he is the...
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. >> reporter: in washington, there is still hope a deal can be cut in time to avert the fiscal cliff. on saturday the president was at work here at the white house, but all eyes were up on the senate where negotiators were trading deal points and revenue figures, to try to reach an agreement all sides can stomach. the base line for the president - any bipartisan bill would have to extend unemployment insurance benefits that would affect some two million americans. and it would have to increase taxes on the highest income earners. but negotiators could still work out exactly where those tax increases would hit and whether they would halt an increase in the estate tax. now in case that deal breaks down, the president has asked democratic leader harry reid to prepare a separate bill to put on the senate floor. that bill would increase taxes for households that earn 250- thousand dollars or more. now that's a democratic proposal, and you can expect republicans would block it. so rather than thinking of that as a stop-gap measure, think of it as a political move to try to shift the respon
. >> reporter: in washington, there is still hope a deal can be cut in time to avert the fiscal cliff. on saturday the president was at work here at the white house, but all eyes were up on the senate where negotiators were trading deal points and revenue figures, to try to reach an agreement all sides can stomach. the base line for the president - any bipartisan bill would have to extend unemployment insurance benefits that would affect some two million americans. and it would have to...
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donovan said that washington is closer to one after the latest audit of the fha found it has a capital reserve deficit of about $16 billion. but the administration it is too soon to say whether the fha will need any treasury funding to avoid a bailout. the agency is increasing fees and making other changes. >> based on all of that do you expect a taxpayer bailout as we sit here today? if so, when? >> based on those steps, i believe we've significantly decreased the chance of having a bailout at the end of 2013 or having to draw on the treasury. i'm not going to assign a probability at this point. melissa: hmmm. >> the administration says it will siggnal its intentions on treasury funding when it has the 2014 budget this february and make a decision whether or not to pull the trigger or not next september. melissa. melissa: peter thanks so much. what does a possible fha bailout mean to us, the taxpayer? here in a fox business exclusive, another one, former fha commissioner david stevens. he is now president and chief executive officer at the mortgage bankers association. thanks so much
donovan said that washington is closer to one after the latest audit of the fha found it has a capital reserve deficit of about $16 billion. but the administration it is too soon to say whether the fha will need any treasury funding to avoid a bailout. the agency is increasing fees and making other changes. >> based on all of that do you expect a taxpayer bailout as we sit here today? if so, when? >> based on those steps, i believe we've significantly decreased the chance of having...
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. >> the commander-in-chief is in charge but these 1000 miles away in washington. >> but it could work when the army commander and the naval commander of the particular operations cooperative with each other. that became -- commander of the western flotilla and to general u.s. grant in the winter of 1862 because they work together to capture fort henry, for donaldson, and the tributaries of the mississippi river. then foot was on his own for a while working with john pope, and that worked out pretty well, too. when they captured the island in april 1862. part of this sequence of union successes in the spring of 1862 which then did come to an end, so if there is informal cooperation between the two of them it works pretty well. but as they see themselves as rivals, it's not going to work. >> look at halleck and grant in 1862. halleck is worrying about grant. >> give us a sense of the state of, the evolving state in terms of shifting and as 1861 most 1862 and sort of changes, radically in terms of enlistme enlistment. >> start with me? yeah, one of the things about the civil war, and i t
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tahman bradley joins us from washington with more. >> reporter: sunny and john, good morning. with time running out, president obama and speaker boehner are negotiating directly. congress needs a bill soon. president obama is back on the road today, peddling his plan to avoid the so called fis kalg cliff. in washington, republicans and democrats remain far from a deal. sunday, small sign of hope. mr. obama and john boehner meet together. a source said, i would be a little enjournlged. not greatly, but a little. republicans may be ready to compromise on tax hikes for the rich. >> there's a growing group of folks looking at this and saying, we don't have a lot of cards in regards to the tax issue. >> reporter: some are open to more tax revenues. the two parties seem to be closer on entitlement, with one leading democrats saying he's open to means testing for medicare. >> i do believe there should be means testing. those of us with higher income and retirement should may more. >> reporter: if washington can't reach an agreement, every american will see a tax hike. >> there's goin
tahman bradley joins us from washington with more. >> reporter: sunny and john, good morning. with time running out, president obama and speaker boehner are negotiating directly. congress needs a bill soon. president obama is back on the road today, peddling his plan to avoid the so called fis kalg cliff. in washington, republicans and democrats remain far from a deal. sunday, small sign of hope. mr. obama and john boehner meet together. a source said, i would be a little enjournlged. not...
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smith goes to washington." and he was trying to stop a land grab where a boys' camp should be. and he knew what was being done was wrong and he said he's going to take the floor and he's going to stand before colleagues and the american people and he's going to do so as long as he could stay standing. because it was an important principle that was being violated with an inappropriate land grab back home. well, the american public is hungry for this kind of courage, that if you believe that a simple majority is not in the interests of america because of the gravity of an issue, that you will stand on this floor and make your case. that is what the talking filibuster proposes. it says that at the time you have a vote on ending debate, if a majority of this body says, yes, we should end debate and go forward, but a supermajority of 60 is not yet there so the vote's between 51 and 59. so that -- that says there's still a substantial minority of 41 or more who want to have more debate, then they have to deba debate. it's as simple as that. they can't basically go off on vacation whi
smith goes to washington." and he was trying to stop a land grab where a boys' camp should be. and he knew what was being done was wrong and he said he's going to take the floor and he's going to stand before colleagues and the american people and he's going to do so as long as he could stay standing. because it was an important principle that was being violated with an inappropriate land grab back home. well, the american public is hungry for this kind of courage, that if you believe that...
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the clerk: washington, d.c, december 6, 2012. to the senate: under the provisions of rule 1, paragraph 3, of the standing rules of the senate, i hereby appoint the honorable tom udall, a senator from the state of new mexico, to perform the duties f the chair. signed: daniel k. inouye, president pro tempore. mr. reid: mr. president? the presiding officer: the majority leader is recognized. mr. reid: following leader remarks, which will be in a period of morning business until 11:45 today. senators will be permitted to speak for up to ten minutes each. we would like that time to be for speeches for our retiring senators. at 11:45, the senate will move to consider the nominations of walker and berg, judges. we expect only two roll call votes since we hope the berg nomination will be confirmed by voice. mr. president, we democrats have been saying for more than four months, it's time for the thousands pass a middle-class tax cut which we approved here in the senate in july. as the days until the country goes over the fiscal cliff goe
the clerk: washington, d.c, december 6, 2012. to the senate: under the provisions of rule 1, paragraph 3, of the standing rules of the senate, i hereby appoint the honorable tom udall, a senator from the state of new mexico, to perform the duties f the chair. signed: daniel k. inouye, president pro tempore. mr. reid: mr. president? the presiding officer: the majority leader is recognized. mr. reid: following leader remarks, which will be in a period of morning business until 11:45 today....
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or perhaps, as some believe, washington, d.c. itself is corrupting. now, it's far more disconcerting to think that our democracy shortcomings are complex and devise simple solutions, but the founders were realists who understood the power of factionalism, parochialism, personal ambition. they understood that good intentions would not always prevail. and accordingly, they designed a system to check abuse and prevent power from accumulating in a few hands. but they knew that the efficient operation of such a republic would require a great deal of cooperation. they knew that it would require most elected officials to have a dedication to governance and they trusted that leaders would arise in every era to make their vision work. the senate has a unique role to play in good governance. we have attributes not possessed by the executive branch, including staying power. administrations turn over every four or eight years but senators can have careers spanning decades that allow them to apply expertise and political understanding to problems over many years,
or perhaps, as some believe, washington, d.c. itself is corrupting. now, it's far more disconcerting to think that our democracy shortcomings are complex and devise simple solutions, but the founders were realists who understood the power of factionalism, parochialism, personal ambition. they understood that good intentions would not always prevail. and accordingly, they designed a system to check abuse and prevent power from accumulating in a few hands. but they knew that the efficient...
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now, live from washington. are the united states officials commenting that the government has used the chemical weapons? >>reporter: reporters were told they do not have evidence of this but video uploaded by the syrian opposition and impossible to independently verify by fox, claims to show the use of the chemical weapons by assad regime. this fire which allegedly produces toxic smoke began after a tank was unloaded by a syrian jet over rebel-held territory. another video could not be authenticated showed gear confiscate by the opposition. the israeli around to the united states responded that the israelis have intelligence assets monitoring the stockpiles. >> syria has a very varied deep chemical weapons program. it is dispersed geographically. if the weapons were pass into the hands of hezbollah that would be a game changer. >> he said the jihad presence in syria is big and getting bigger and the longer this conflict goes on the more they can establish a presence. >>shepard: different groups involved with th
now, live from washington. are the united states officials commenting that the government has used the chemical weapons? >>reporter: reporters were told they do not have evidence of this but video uploaded by the syrian opposition and impossible to independently verify by fox, claims to show the use of the chemical weapons by assad regime. this fire which allegedly produces toxic smoke began after a tank was unloaded by a syrian jet over rebel-held territory. another video could not be...
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washington, dc, 71. chicago, 70. but the temperatures are going to drop. this time tomorrow, 40 in chicago and the cold air will visit us in the northeast, as well. >>shepard: well, it is december. santa cannot get here if it is cold he will end up in florida. >> scam artists are stealing hundreds of thousands of identities to get their hands on billions of our tax money and we are learning more about the warning with nfl player belcher and what he said before he pulled the trigger. stay tuned. ♪ [ male announcer ] are you on medicare? do you have the coverage you need? open enrollment ends friday, december 7th. so don't wait. now's the time to get on a path that could be right for you... with unitedhealthcare medicare solutions. call today to learn about the kinds of coverage we offer, including aarp medicarecomplete plans insured through unitedhealthcare. these medicare advantage plans can combine parts a and b, your hospital and doctor coverage... with part d prescription drug coverage, and extra benefits... all in one complete plan... for a $0 monthl
washington, dc, 71. chicago, 70. but the temperatures are going to drop. this time tomorrow, 40 in chicago and the cold air will visit us in the northeast, as well. >>shepard: well, it is december. santa cannot get here if it is cold he will end up in florida. >> scam artists are stealing hundreds of thousands of identities to get their hands on billions of our tax money and we are learning more about the warning with nfl player belcher and what he said before he pulled the trigger....
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susan mcginnis is in washington with details. good morning to you. >> reporter: good morning. yeah, the governor now says he wants the economic boost that the law would bring, the jobs and the companies that would locate there, but many disagree. workers say it's going to push down their pay and benefits and weaken unions. police stand shoulder to shoulder preparing for as many as 10,000 protesters at the michigan state capitol today. >> people have a constitutional right to demonstrate. however, all we ask is that they do it in an orderly, lawful, and civil manner. >> reporter: state legislators vote this morning on a right-to-work bill that would weaken unions. opponents acknowledge they're powerless to stop it. >> at the end of the day they'll be passed and signed by the governor. that doesn't make it right. >> reporter: the bill means michigan workers would no longer have to pay the union fees for negotiating contracts and other services. >> if i'm being provided a service by a particular organization, i don't care if that's a club due or if it's something, then i should b
susan mcginnis is in washington with details. good morning to you. >> reporter: good morning. yeah, the governor now says he wants the economic boost that the law would bring, the jobs and the companies that would locate there, but many disagree. workers say it's going to push down their pay and benefits and weaken unions. police stand shoulder to shoulder preparing for as many as 10,000 protesters at the michigan state capitol today. >> people have a constitutional right to...
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he put this out wednesday, the day before the law took effect in washington state. he said regardless of any changes in state law, including the change that will go into effect on december 6th in washington state, growing, selling or possessing any amount of marijuana remains illegal under federal law. that's what the u.s. attorney in seattle said. how are they going to enforce this because, you know, like the seattle police basically saying, we're not going to get involved with that, or at least hinting they won't. how would the feds do anything about this? >> this is a huge conflict on the horizon. the justice department reasserting that federal law supersedes state law and the controlled substances act law is still in effect. that lists marijuana as a schedule 1 narcotic, along with heroin, cocaine and lsd. they are saying congress decided this in 1970. it's out of our hands. we, the obama administration, the justice department, have an obligation to enforce the law as it stands, and that right now is in direct conflict with two states, washington and colorado. l
he put this out wednesday, the day before the law took effect in washington state. he said regardless of any changes in state law, including the change that will go into effect on december 6th in washington state, growing, selling or possessing any amount of marijuana remains illegal under federal law. that's what the u.s. attorney in seattle said. how are they going to enforce this because, you know, like the seattle police basically saying, we're not going to get involved with that, or at...
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i don't think washington's quite as tough as what i am. >> glad i'm not growing up in your house, jimmy. >> wow. >> i give in to anything. and everything. just putting it out there >> wow. >> jim, michael, thank you very much for joining us. the meantime, we are calling this extreme hoarding, dividend edition, because more companies are paying billions and billions in special dividends. robert frank, by the way, who is getting the biggest payouts here? >> mostly ceos and company founders. more than 110 companies anumbers onned special dividends in the fourth quarter, three times last year's fourth quarter, all aimed at beating that potential tax increase on dividends. that tax now 15%, scheduled to go up to 43.4% on january 1st. now you companies have doled out more than $22 billion in special dividends this quarter. that's savings up to $6 billion in taxes. three of the biggest paydays will go to sheldon adeleson, tom frist and larry ellison. together, they will get $1.75 billion checks before christmas. and their tax savings there could be more than $490 million. so, what will they do
i don't think washington's quite as tough as what i am. >> glad i'm not growing up in your house, jimmy. >> wow. >> i give in to anything. and everything. just putting it out there >> wow. >> jim, michael, thank you very much for joining us. the meantime, we are calling this extreme hoarding, dividend edition, because more companies are paying billions and billions in special dividends. robert frank, by the way, who is getting the biggest payouts here? >>...
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in washington state, thousands of gay couples got married on sunday. and the new year promises the same for those in maryland and maine when their new state laws take effect. right now, same-sex marriage is legal in nine states and washington, but it's either banned or not recognized in more than 30 states and just not recognized at all by federal law either. that's the defense of marriage act. a high court has been split on nearly every major decision. john roberts has also been a wild card on occasion, so as you can imagine, past opinions of these people have become a bit of a window perhaps to what future decisions may yield and this has critics and supporters of gay marriage on edge and waiting and that includes evan wils wilson, the director of freedom to marry or god father of the gay marriage movement. so, i hear people asking the question of either people who are before or against the issue of gay marriage. you must be excited that the supreme court is finally going to take this up. some people are excited. some people are very worried. how are
in washington state, thousands of gay couples got married on sunday. and the new year promises the same for those in maryland and maine when their new state laws take effect. right now, same-sex marriage is legal in nine states and washington, but it's either banned or not recognized in more than 30 states and just not recognized at all by federal law either. that's the defense of marriage act. a high court has been split on nearly every major decision. john roberts has also been a wild card on...
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lisa sylvester, cnn, washington. le >>> as the war in syria goes on, thousands in the country are hoping for humanitarian assistance. we will talk to someone from doctors without borders on the horrifying situation there. eavek and get up and go to the post office anymore. [ male announcer ] with stamps.com you can print real u.s. postage for all your letters and packages. i have exactly the amount of postage i need, the instant i need it. can you print only stamps? no... first class. priority mail. certified. international. and the mail man picks it up. i don't leave the shop anymore. [ male announcer ] get a 4 week trial plus $100 in extras including postage and a digital scale. go to stamps.com/tv and never go to the post office again. >>> since the war in syria started, 40,000 people have been kill and the united nations estimates 2.5 million people need humanitarian assistance. the international medical humanitarian organization, doctors without borders, says in one city alone there are tens of thousands of peop
lisa sylvester, cnn, washington. le >>> as the war in syria goes on, thousands in the country are hoping for humanitarian assistance. we will talk to someone from doctors without borders on the horrifying situation there. eavek and get up and go to the post office anymore. [ male announcer ] with stamps.com you can print real u.s. postage for all your letters and packages. i have exactly the amount of postage i need, the instant i need it. can you print only stamps? no... first class....
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howard kurtz joins me live now from washington via skype. he's the anchor of "reliable sources" on cnn. this is pretty overwhelming stuff, i have to say. to just read it, my first inclination was to say, come on, that can't be true. what was your first reaction? >> there goes roger again because i reported last year ashleigh that roger ailes had dinner with most of the prospective presidential candidates including mitt romney and he gave him some advice about loosening up on the air. so even though he runs a major news channel, roger ailes was a backbattleground in republican politics, he can't resist dabbling in the political game. >> but to suggest a news organization might need some guidance on how to tailor what they're going on the air? >> i don't know if mcfarland was carrying a message from ailes or not. petraeus interestingly enough said fox seemed to turn against the war in afghanistan after it became obama's war, in other words when it was no longary war being prosecuted by george w. bush. more interesting to me is the noths that a
howard kurtz joins me live now from washington via skype. he's the anchor of "reliable sources" on cnn. this is pretty overwhelming stuff, i have to say. to just read it, my first inclination was to say, come on, that can't be true. what was your first reaction? >> there goes roger again because i reported last year ashleigh that roger ailes had dinner with most of the prospective presidential candidates including mitt romney and he gave him some advice about loosening up on the...
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barbara starr, cnn, washington. >> barbara, thank you. the brady campaign to prevent gun violence weighed in on the current debate. they released a statement from a father whose 8-year-old son was saved from bullets by a courageous teacher at sandy hook elementary. he writes, our hearts are heavy this holiday in newtown. nothing will bring our children back or ease the pain we all feel. but we can do something to make this nation safer. we can make this the nation we all want. so today i want to speak specifically to all responsible gun owners and nra members with the message to join us. join us because you know in your heart that we are better than this. hope you're listening. >>> coming up in 30 minutes here, i'm going to talk to ken trump. he says calls for arming teachers, making kids wear bulletproof backpacks, and teaching kids to attacked armed intruders is borderline insane. that's at 7:30 eastern right here on cnn. >>> is congress ready to do a thelma and louise and plunge over the fiscal cliff? some lawmakers sounded gloomy abou
barbara starr, cnn, washington. >> barbara, thank you. the brady campaign to prevent gun violence weighed in on the current debate. they released a statement from a father whose 8-year-old son was saved from bullets by a courageous teacher at sandy hook elementary. he writes, our hearts are heavy this holiday in newtown. nothing will bring our children back or ease the pain we all feel. but we can do something to make this nation safer. we can make this the nation we all want. so today i...
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this is yesterday's "the washington post." the right that the fresh tax revenue generated by raising taxes on the wealthy as obama wants -- "additional savings set to hit in 2013, the sequester host: so, dayton, ohio, dolores, you are the first. what are you willing to sacrifice? caller: i think that they are going about it wrong. put everything on the table. i think that entitlements should be the last thing that they attack. those of the things about the budget, to meet, i am not saying that we do not need it, of course we do, but they need to be looked at. if we do not look at it and we get things like rock star generals with biographers, that sort of thing, somehow the economists, specialists, and experts never mentioned the defense budget. host: you are the perfect first phone call, that is what we are focusing on today on "the washington journal." for the whole part of the show we will be talking about defense, sequestration, and what it means for the pentagon. we will develop the entire show to that discussion. stay wit
this is yesterday's "the washington post." the right that the fresh tax revenue generated by raising taxes on the wealthy as obama wants -- "additional savings set to hit in 2013, the sequester host: so, dayton, ohio, dolores, you are the first. what are you willing to sacrifice? caller: i think that they are going about it wrong. put everything on the table. i think that entitlements should be the last thing that they attack. those of the things about the budget, to meet, i am...
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is washington next? is this oscar winner ready to be a u.s. senator, people are asking him? we have his answer. >>> america's wounded warriors say why they still have reasons to give thanks this christmas. >>> he is known for his award-winning acting in films but could ben affleck be seriously thinking about dumping hollywood for washington? he lives in massachusetts where a u.s. senate seat could open up if john kerry becomes secretary of state. here's what he said today. >> well, one never knows. i'm not one to get into conjecture. i do have a great fondness and admiration for the political process in this country. it's a big deal for know come down here and be on your show they've watched so much, but i'm not going to get into speculation about my political future. >> senator cannery has been nominated to replace secretary of state hillary clinton. he is considered a shoo-in for confirmation, there is likely there will be a vacant seat for the taking in massachusetts soon. >>> cnn newsroom with don lemon coming up in a few minutes. don is here to tell tell us what's ahead
is washington next? is this oscar winner ready to be a u.s. senator, people are asking him? we have his answer. >>> america's wounded warriors say why they still have reasons to give thanks this christmas. >>> he is known for his award-winning acting in films but could ben affleck be seriously thinking about dumping hollywood for washington? he lives in massachusetts where a u.s. senate seat could open up if john kerry becomes secretary of state. here's what he said today....
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. >> a little sad we get this excited to find out people are actually talking to each other in washington. but it's a reality check, sign of the times. it's always better when the two top men who got to make the decision ultimately are getting in a room without scameras and moving proposals back and forth. it's a sign of progress. is it progress in the next 48 to 72 hours? that's probably optimistic. but progress is being made because conversation is occurring. >> i hate to say this, i was really thrilled we weren't getting a whole lot the last two days which signaled to me at least maybe these guys have decided it's not good to work this out in the court of public opinion, yet now we're starting to hear a little more. good news, bad news? >> i think it's encouraging. among republicans there's an emerging view that was championed by representative cole of oklahoma, wait a second, what we can do is pass one law that extends all the middle income tax cuts and another that extends the whole package and then let the president veto one, let the other go through and we shield a large majority o
. >> a little sad we get this excited to find out people are actually talking to each other in washington. but it's a reality check, sign of the times. it's always better when the two top men who got to make the decision ultimately are getting in a room without scameras and moving proposals back and forth. it's a sign of progress. is it progress in the next 48 to 72 hours? that's probably optimistic. but progress is being made because conversation is occurring. >> i hate to say...
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. >> "washington post" reporter greg miller says this cia targeting expert, who found bin laden has become a target herself. >> she has wrangled colleagues in scuffles over credit for the operations. >> reporter: former navy s.e.a.l. matt bissonnette. >> in my opinion she teed up the whole thing and is wicked smart, feisty. >> miller says she received a cash bonus for her work but still felt slighted. >> she got a more prestigious award but was put out i that others were included on the list. >> the cia insists no single person found bin laden telling cnn quote, hundreds of analysts, operator and many others played key roles in the hunt. but there are questions to be answered. >> she is also scrutiny for her interactions with film makers as part of a broader inquiry at the agency. >> whatever happened the cia analyst was not promoted. >> it was stunning that this person who played such an important role in a historic mission was blocked from getting a pretty basic promotion. >> he wonders if the cia still can't cope with a supposedly pickly personality from a woman. >> if you did run down
. >> "washington post" reporter greg miller says this cia targeting expert, who found bin laden has become a target herself. >> she has wrangled colleagues in scuffles over credit for the operations. >> reporter: former navy s.e.a.l. matt bissonnette. >> in my opinion she teed up the whole thing and is wicked smart, feisty. >> miller says she received a cash bonus for her work but still felt slighted. >> she got a more prestigious award but was put...
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finally, some bulbs turned on in washington this evening. well, on the congressional christmas tree, that is. pretty beautiful. lights, love, camaraderie, song. but while our lawmakers took some time to celebrate together, they still weren't showing any spark when it came to negotiating a deal to avoid the fiscal cliff, which is the christmas present the country needs. today we heard president obama's response to the proposal that house speaker john boehner put on the table yesterday. >> the speaker's proposal right now is still out of balance. >> of out of balance. kind of similar to what republicans said last week when the president sent over his terms. so now what? will they sit down and talk it through? well, not according to at least one senior republican aide who told cnn today, no conversations today, no e-mails, tweets, carrier pigeons. as for boehner and obama, they actually did see each other in person at the white house holiday party last night in black tie. while other lawmakers waited in line to get the photo with the president,
finally, some bulbs turned on in washington this evening. well, on the congressional christmas tree, that is. pretty beautiful. lights, love, camaraderie, song. but while our lawmakers took some time to celebrate together, they still weren't showing any spark when it came to negotiating a deal to avoid the fiscal cliff, which is the christmas present the country needs. today we heard president obama's response to the proposal that house speaker john boehner put on the table yesterday. >>...
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steve is live in the washington bureau. is there any movement on either side. >> not much. a few republicans who are willing to talk about higher tax rev news but not higher tax rates. the president made a direct appeal to the public. the toy factory in pin pen. he urged congress to pass a bill and extend the era tax cuts for middle class only. >> congress could prevent a tax hike on the first 250,000, of everybodiy income. that means 98 percent of americans and nen percent of small businesses wouldn't see income taxes go up at all . even the wealthiest americans would get a tax cut on $250,000 of the income. democrats are pushing for a vote and it was approved by the secretary. >> and republican leaders what are their next move. >> they are sticking to their guns on the tax rate . they are reacting strongly to the plan that the president uned this week. house spheeker - on speaker boehner said it was not a serious proposal. it is an advantage to run the clock out and getting closer to the deadline in the end of the year. at some point if there is a break through it has to
steve is live in the washington bureau. is there any movement on either side. >> not much. a few republicans who are willing to talk about higher tax rev news but not higher tax rates. the president made a direct appeal to the public. the toy factory in pin pen. he urged congress to pass a bill and extend the era tax cuts for middle class only. >> congress could prevent a tax hike on the first 250,000, of everybodiy income. that means 98 percent of americans and nen percent of small...
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some opened at midnight and began marrying couples. >>> from washington state to washington, d.c. and the first family was on hand for the sights and sounds of the season sunday. >> the obamas took part in the 31st annual christmas in washington celebration. >> should we release the elves? release the elves! come on down! >> come on. >> hey, elves. >> the elves were once patients at the children's national medical center. and took part in the event that raised money for the hospital. >> diana ross, and conan o'brien, and psy of gangnam style fame. were among the stars at the charity concert. >> gangnam style is everywhere. >> a little controversial because he has a past where he did anti-american songs. he still appeared. >> he still appeared. >>> the upper plains and midwest digging out getting slammed by a powerful storm. >> parts of minnesota are buried under a foot and a half of snow. air travelers were thrown off course. this morning the roads are treacherous. more from abc meteorologist ginger zee. >> reporter: more than 150 flights canceled. 300 crashes on minnesota roads.
some opened at midnight and began marrying couples. >>> from washington state to washington, d.c. and the first family was on hand for the sights and sounds of the season sunday. >> the obamas took part in the 31st annual christmas in washington celebration. >> should we release the elves? release the elves! come on down! >> come on. >> hey, elves. >> the elves were once patients at the children's national medical center. and took part in the event that...
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it is a sign of how the nra works in washington. the of the very effective job of steering that agency by threatening its budget -- scaring that gency by threatening its budget, and by trying to keep them from having a permanent director. it is been six years. neither president bush for president obama has been able to get a permanent director. agency's stripped of the to not have leadership. host: we have been talking to matt bennett of third way. coming up a 10:00 a.m., the senate will be in session. they do not have the fiscal cliff on their agenda, but leader harry reid is expected to make a morning speech or morning statement about issues regarding the fiscal cliff. you can go to c-span2 can watch that. they're coming in at 10:00 a.m. this morning. the house is coming in at 2:00 p.m.. did not have an agenda. coming in to be here and just in case, et cetera. they will be coming in and probably be in session for a short time and then go out. you could keep updated on our web site at c-span.org. another four day weekend on "booktv
it is a sign of how the nra works in washington. the of the very effective job of steering that agency by threatening its budget -- scaring that gency by threatening its budget, and by trying to keep them from having a permanent director. it is been six years. neither president bush for president obama has been able to get a permanent director. agency's stripped of the to not have leadership. host: we have been talking to matt bennett of third way. coming up a 10:00 a.m., the senate will be in...
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martha raddatz, abc news, washington. >>> now to a brazen murder here in new york. a man killed execution style in broad daylight. the victim has been identified as 31-year-old brandon woodard. he had been staying at a nearby hotel. witnesses say the killer shot him in the back of the head at close range before getting into the passenger seat of a waiting car. so basically it looks from all accounts that a hit was taken out in one of the busiest places in manhattan. >> blocks from here. >> yeah, just blocks from here. but brandon woodard he, according to friends and cops, was very smart and part of the fiber of african-american culture in los angeles. l.a. prep school grad, attended law school. just an infectious smile. why a hit was taken out in a busy part of manhattan remains unclear. >> apparently the gunman in this case was waiting 40 minutes for him. he was from l.a. but here in new york on vacation. here's the question. if you're on vacation, how does someone know your schedule enough to wait in a car for 40 minutes to know the exact location you're going to
martha raddatz, abc news, washington. >>> now to a brazen murder here in new york. a man killed execution style in broad daylight. the victim has been identified as 31-year-old brandon woodard. he had been staying at a nearby hotel. witnesses say the killer shot him in the back of the head at close range before getting into the passenger seat of a waiting car. so basically it looks from all accounts that a hit was taken out in one of the busiest places in manhattan. >> blocks...